Share urban and rural population in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share urban and rural population was 65.61 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
65.61
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
119th
of 236 countries
All-time high
65.61
in 2025
All-time low
13.79
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share urban and rural population in Montenegro, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 65.61 for share urban and rural population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share urban and rural population in Montenegro peaked at 65.61 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.79, in 1950.
Montenegro ranks 119th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.86 | 13.79 | 23.03 | 10 |
| 1960s | 28.83 | 24.57 | 32.6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.75 | 33.49 | 44.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.72 | 44.93 | 48.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.65 | 48.54 | 57.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.14 | 59.09 | 64.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.76 | 64.31 | 65.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.43 | 65.25 | 65.61 | 6 |
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More population data for Montenegro
- Population growth rate -1.14 (2100)
- Population density 24.24 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 12,323 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.14 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.8 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.8 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 18,670 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.8 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.8 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.79 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share urban and rural population in Montenegro?
- Share urban and rural population in Montenegro was 65.61 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share urban and rural population recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 65.61 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share urban and rural population recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.79 in 1950.
- How does Montenegro rank for share urban and rural population?
- Montenegro ranks 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share urban and rural population rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share urban and rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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